CVE-2021-0144

Insecure default variable initialization for the Intel BSSA DFT feature may allow a privileged...

6.7 Medium

Insecure default variable initialization for the Intel BSSA DFT feature may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.33%Down 0.1 points since Jul 15, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.7

Insecure default variable initialization for the Intel BSSA DFT feature may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

Record: CVE-2021-0144
CVSS 3.1: 6.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-1188
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Insecure default variable initialization for the Intel BSSA DFT feature may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

Record: CVE-2021-0144
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2021-2763 No score

Insecure default variable initialization for the Intel BSSA DFT feature may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

Record: EUVD-2021-2763
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q9f9-4gv4-x42q No score

Insecure default variable initialization for the Intel BSSA DFT feature may allow a privileged...

Insecure default variable initialization for the Intel BSSA DFT feature may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

Record: GHSA-q9f9-4gv4-x42q
Weakness: CWE-1188
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-0144 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Intel Atom C3000, published July 14, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

What an attacker can affect

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What each source reports

Affected products

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